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April— June 2011 / Volume 1, Issue 2 E-Bulletin at www.ensearch.org/publications/berita

ENSEARCH was formed in 1984 by a pioneer group of

local professionals and academics from multidisciplinary

backgrounds. Its first President (1984-2000) was Ir. K

Kumarasivam and its first Hon. Secretary General was

Dato’ Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar. Today, ENSEARCH has more

than 300 members consisting of corporate, individual and

life members.

It is acknowledged that enhanced awareness and capacity

building of organizations and individuals through

education and training is essential to achieve the objec-

tives of Malaysian Environmental Quality Act, 1974.

Therefore ENSEARCH began formulating and

implementing training programs to enhance the capacity

for environmental management in Malaysia.

In addition, ENSEARCH organizes Tea Talks and Public

Lectures to enhance awareness on pertinent and

comprehensive issues on the environment.

ENSEARCH has also been actively involved in dialogue

sessions with relevant authorities in development of

legislative and regulatory frameworks that are supportive

of good environmental management practices.

In recognition of ENSEARCH’s objectives, it has been given

tax-exempt status whereby the donations to ENSEARCH

are exempted by from tax.

B R I E F H I S T O R Y

O F E N S E A R C H

Editor ’ s Note 01

Profile of Vice President 1 02

( M r Gobinathan Kumaran Nair )

Feature 04

Natural Resources Accounting Using Ecological

Footprint Analysis

Announcements

KKEF Memorial Public Lecture & Young 08

Environmentalist Internship Award 2011

ENSEARCH National Photography Competition 09

2011 ( ENPC ’ 11 )

Photography Workshop In Conjunction with ENPC ’ 11 10

ENSEARCH Calendar 11

Events & Activities (April - June 2011 )

Earth Day 2011 Celebrations : Relaunch of 13

ENSEARCH Website and Public Lecture On

“ T he Role of Biotechnology in Sustainability for

The Future ”

Launch of ENSEARCH National Photography 15

Competition 2011 (ENPC ’ 11 )

ENSEARCH ’ s 27th Annual General Meeting & 16

Tea Talk on “ Malaysia ’ s Sustainability Agenda

And Status Update ”

Training : Sustainable Management of The 18

Environment - Meeting the Requirements through

Water Quality Monitoring

Training : Sustainable Management of The 18

Environment - Meeting the Requirements through

EIA Practices, ESCP & Post EIA Principles

Training : EIA For Fisheries Projects 19

Training :Technical Visit to Putrajaya Wetland 19

Training :Environmental Management & Legislation - 19

A Collaborative Initiative with EiMAS

ENSEARCH In News 20

Corporate Member for Sustainability 22

ENSEARCH Council 2011 / 2012 25

ENSEARCH Secretariat 26

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April - June 2011 , Volume 1 Issue 2

E N S E A R C H

is a non-profit association

of organizations,

professionals, students and

people with interest in

learning and promoting

effective ways to manage

the impact of human

activities on the

environment.

We at ENSEARCH believe

that everyone is

responsible for managing

and mitigating the impacts

of their corporate,

professional and daily living

activities on the

environment.

ENSEARCH is also

involved in species conser-

vation and poverty eradica-

tion through its project Cy-

ber Plant Conservation

Network

( w ww.cpcnet.org ) .

“Malaysians are environmentally aware and are committed

to taking personal responsibility to manage and mitigate

the impacts of their corporate, professional and daily living

activities on the environment”

O u r v i s i o n

A warm greeting to all Ensearch members! It has been an eventful past three

months with several successful activities organized for members.

We had our 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM ) in May which was well

attended. The AGM also featured a very informative and entertaining tea-talk

by Dr Gary William Theseira from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Envi-

ronment on Malaysia ’ s Sustainability Agenda & Status Update.

The Ensearch National Photography Competition was launched in May and

the competition is well underway. In conjunction with the competition, a Pho-

tography Workshop has been organized for amateur photographers in July.

Also coming up in July, is the K. Kumarasivam Memorial Public Lecture &

Young Environmentalist Internship Award 2011. This year, the distinguished

speaker is none other than YBhg. Dato ’ Prof. Ir. Dr. Zaini Ujang, the Vice

Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi, who will give a lecture on “ Value Creation

in Environmental Sustainability” .

In May, a major tragedy struck where 16 young lives were lost when a land-

slide destroyed an orphanage in Hulu Langat. Too often, we hear of landslide

related tragedies at hill slope developments whenever there is continuous

rain. I would like to think that the Highland Towers tragedy 18 years ago

would have woken us up to the dangers of hill slope developments, especially

in Hulu Langat or Ulu Kelang areas where the annual rainfall is much higher

than that experienced in the rest of the Klang Valley.

After every such disaster, an inquiry is usually held, fingers are pointed and

blame assigned. The lessons learnt however, are also quickly forgotten. Such

incidences can easily be prevented by not developing within steep hilly areas,

but very often, conservation takes a back seat to profit and development.

Perhaps the day will come soon when the majority of us will recognise the

unnecessary risks taken when developing along hill slopes.

All said, it ’ s now July as the first half of 2011 whizzes past. We look forward

to more exciting ENSEARCH programmes as we move towards the second

half of the year.

Khoo Boon Keat

“To promote excellence in environmental management

among organisations, professionals and interested

persons.”

O u r m i s s i o n

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http://www.cpcnet.org


Gobinathan Kumaran Nair has been the Vice

President I of the ENSEARCH Council and a

crucial member of the Management Board for

the past 10 years volunteering his time in en-

hancing the objectives of ENSEARCH and pro-

viding direction to its operation.

Gobinathan Kumaran Nair who is fondly known

as Gobi started his career at the Attorney

He continued serving the Malaysian Government at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ma-

laysia before he was seconded to Perbadanan Nasional ( PERNAS) with the responsibility

of setting up and providing direction to the Company Secretariat. He served PERNAS from

1970 –1989.

Gobi, known for his astute legal mind, continued his career in Corporate Risk and Project

Management in a Corporate Consultancy as a Senior Partner. His financial and legal exper-

tise continues to enhance the corporate background of the country. Although Gobi has a

heavy schedule enjoying his career as a Corporate Consultant and volunteering to manage

ENSEARCH, he ensures that he spends quality time with his wife Theresa Vengadasalam

and their three sons.

Gobi and Theresa ’ s eldest son Ananda Prakash and second boy Ashwin Vishant are in the

midst of completing their Engineering degrees at Curtin University, Perth, Australia while the

youngest, Arshant Ramesh has just started his education in Acturial Science at the University

of Michigan, United States.

PROFILE OF VICE PRESIDENT 1

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General ’ s Chamber after completing his degree in Business Management at the Australian

Management College majoring in Corporate Law in Corporate Law and Macro Economics.

Gobi at Conference and Exhibition on Waste Management


Gobi ’ s hobbies include golfing and walking. Gobi ’ s favorite time of the day is the mornings. He

maintains a healthy lifestyle of early to bed and early to rise. His morning ritual consists of a walk in

the park at the crack of dawn and enjoying a hearty breakfast with the company of his wife. He also

works out at gym to remain fit. Gobi ’ s motto in life is to remain physically, emotionally and mentally fit

to enjoy a holistic lifestyle.

As a caring corporate citizen, Gobi often encourages his boys to join his wife at the Soup Kitchen lo-

cated at Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, tending to the poor and needy. His experiences and expertise has as-

sisted ENSEARCH tremendously in playing a significant role in the field of environmental manage-

ment and sustainable development in Malaysia.

Gobi ’ s Areas of Interest

Advisor to State Investment Businesses on National Renewable Energy Agenda

Member of Environment Quality Council, Malaysia

Member of Environment Committee, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers

Advisor to SAMSUNG Engineering Co. Ltd., Malaysia

Advisor to Hyosung Engineering Co. Ltd., South Korea

Former Board of Director and Advisor to TAI KWONG – YOKOHAMA Berhad.

Former Board Member and Advisor to SHARP Corporation Co. Ltd. ( Sg. Petani ) until the or-

ganization relocated to China.

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Gobi ( second from left ) with his friends Gobi at a Golf Club


Natural Resources Accounting using the Ecological Footprint Analysis

by

Randolph S. Jeremiah

As we approach a new era of environmental sustainability, the Ecological Footprint Analysis ( EFA)

reveals that humanity ’ s impact is already 1.5 times the Earth ’ s carrying capacity. As the world be-

gins to breach the limits of its renewable ( and non-renewable ) resources, tools such as the EFA

aims to provide individuals, organizations and governments with better information on where strategic

actions can be targeted to reverse this trend.

The EFA, co-developed by William Rees and Mathis Wackernagel, is a natural resources accounting

framework that tracks humanity ’ s competing demand for resources against the regenerative poten-

tial of the Earth1. As the biosphere provides humanity with almost all its needs, the EFA aggregates

the planet ’ s productive land and sea area as a measure of the Earth ’ s regenerative potential or

bio-capacity. Humanity’ s footprint ( reported as ‘ global hectares ’ or gha ) is calculated as the

productive area required to produce the primary products consumed by the world ’ s population and

to absorb waste generated ( see Figure 1 ) .

Source: Living Planet Report 2010

Figure 1: A description of the Footprint ’ s components

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In 2007, humanity ’ s footprint was estimated at 18 billion gha ( or 2.7 gha per person ) . However,

the Earth ’ s bio-capacity was reported at only 11.9 billion gha ( or 1.8 gha ) , describing an

‘ e cological overshoot’ of about 50 percent more that the planet ’ s regenerative capacity. An

overshoot can only be sustained through the exploitation of the planet ’ s capital stocks; however

this is at the expense of diminished bio-capacity. Over time, as overshoots increases in magnitude,

the risk of ecological instability becomes greater.

Source: Living Planet Report 2010

Figure 2: The global Ecological Footprint from 1961 to 2007 ( by its components )

Global Footprint Network ( an organisation that leads the development of the EFA ) , annually

tracks the footprints of over 240 nations2, which are based on approx. 5,000 data points per coun-

try. These assessments demonstrate that nations vary greatly in their footprint profiles. High-income

nations, characteristically with larger economies and greater capacity to utilize resources beyond its

boundaries ( particularly energy sources ) , exhibit per-capita footprints that are more than three

times that of globally sustainable levels ( Table 1 ) . On the other hand, most low- and middle-

income nations presently exhibit more sustainable footprints but as these nations attempt to move

into the high-income bracket, footprints are likely to correspondingly increase.

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Source: Global Footprint Network ( 2010 )

Table 1: The Ecological Footprint of High, Medium and Low Income Countries ( gha per-capita )

More alarming are the EFA trends shown by a growing number of low-income African nations.

Population growth and the lack of financial means to access resources beyond its borders have re-

sulted in intense utilization and degradation of bio-capacity within these countries. When placed un-

der such severe resource constraints, per-capita footprints in these nations decline directly impact-

ing the ability of their populations to even meet minimum standards of living.

How does Malaysia fare? At 4.9 gha per capita, Malaysia ’ s footprint is already well above the

global average of 2.7 gha ( Figure 3 ) . Malaysia’ s carbon footprint was the most significant con-

tributor at 3.12 gha, a figure close to that of most high-income nations. Malaysia ’ s bio-capacity

was however only estimated at 2.6 gha per-capita. These figures reflect an ‘ ecological overshoot’

of almost 55 percent; a deficit largely sustained through the exploitation of the country ’ s renewable

and non-renewable resources.

Types Popula-tion

(million)

Cropland Footprint

Grazing Foot-print

Forest Foot-print

Fishing Ground

Footprint

Carbon Footprint

Built-up Land

Ecologi-cal

Foot-print

High Income Coun-tries

1,031.4 1.02 0.23 0.70 0.26 3.78 0.11 6.1

Middle Income Coun-tries

4,323.3 0.54 0.15 0.20 0.11 0.88 0.07 2.0

Low In-come Coun-tries

1,303.3 0.46 0.11 0.24 0.06 0.25 0.07 1.2

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Source: Global Footprint Network ( 2010 )

Figure 3: Malaysia ’ s Ecological Footprint and Bio-Capacity ( from 1961 )

As Malaysia attempts to transform its economy and move its population into the high-income

bracket, how does this impact upon our goals for sustainability? The conventional paths of develop-

ment followed by most high-income nations in the past were at the cost of intense resource utiliza-

tion. Today, high-income nations also exert the greatest demand on the Earth ’ s natural resources.

In a world already in ‘ e cological overshoot ’ , diminishing bio-capacity, and in intense competition

for natural resources, can other nations similarly achieve economic growth without compromising

their ecological resilience and capacity to sustain development for future generations?

The EFA has only begun to help us understand the implications such questions. As a country, Ma-

laysia will needs to start to assess the value of its ecological assets and manage its utilization in the

most efficient manner. This will need to be reflected in policy and institutional changes as well as

new measures of growth ( such as Green GDP ) . Nations with a surplus of ecological reserves

( a nd not those on ecological deficits ) will invariably emerge as robust and sustainable economies

and societies of the future3.

‘If you can ’ t measure it, you can ’ t manage it ’

1 The Living Plant Report 2010, WWF

2 Data tables for Global Footprint Network ’ s National Footprint Accounts can be downloaded at http://

www.footprintnetwork.org/images/uploads/2010 _NFA _data _tables.xls

3 Footprint for Nations, Global Footprint Network ( http://www.footprintnetwork.org )

Randolph is an Environmental Consultant at ERE Consulting Group Sdn. Bhd. He is also a volunteer with the Environmental Protection

Society Malaysia, an NGO that promotes the EFA as a platform for engaging on issues related to policy and institutional changes for

sustainable development. He can be contacted at ( e-mail ) [email protected].

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MEMORIAL PUBLIC LECTURE 2011

ENSEARCH would like to invite all members of the public, friends and associates of Ir.

K. Kumarasivam to the KKEF Memorial Public Lecture 2011. The Memorial Lecture will

be presented by YBhg. Dato ’ Prof. Ir. Dr. Zaini Ujang, Chairperson of the Environ-

mental Quality Council of Malaysia and Vice Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

( U TM ) . The topic of his lecture is “ Value Creation in Environmental Sustainability ”

The details are as follows;

Date: 7 July 2011, Thursday

Time: 5.00pm

Venue: Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club ( KLGCC)

Program

17.00 – 17.30 Arrivals of Guests

17.30 – 17.45 Welcome speech & Introduction by En Abdul Aziz Long,

President, ENSEARCH Council

17.45 – 18.45 Memorial Public Lecture on “ Value Creation in Environmental

Sustainability ”

by YBhg. Dato ’ Prof. Ir. Dr. Zaini Ujang,

Chairperson of the Environmental Quality Council of Malaysia &

Vice Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

18.45 – 19.00 KKEF Internship Award 2011 Presentation

19.00 onwards Refreshment

FREE ADMISSION

Please contact Ms. Noor Ayuni Ahmad Azlan at [email protected] or 03-6156 9807/8 or

log on to www.ensearch.org for further information.

K.KUMARASIVAM ENDOWMENT FUND (KKEF)

mailto:mailto:[email protected]://www.ensearch.org


ENSEARCH National Photography Competition 2011 ( ENPC ’ 11 )

The ENPC ’ 11 is organized to create awareness on environmental issues through

photography skills and talents, and to add to ENSEARCH ’ s image library. The

ENPC ’ 11 was launched on 5 May 2011 with closing date set on 31 August 2011.

We are inviting you to participate by sending entries at RM50 per two photos to be

judged and selected by prominent figures in the photography arena. The judges are

Prof. Muhamed Talhah Idrus, Mr. Eric Peris and Encik Ismail Hashim.

The winners will be announced during the Malaysian Environmental Week in October

2011. The theme chosen is Naturally Malaysia and the categories are

( 1 ) Nature in your backyard

( 2 ) Habitat Loss, Habitat Gained

( 3 ) People & Places

( 4 ) An open category for secondary school students.

For more information, log onto www.ensearch.org.

ENSEARCH NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

COMPETITION 2011 (ENPC’11)

http://www.ensearch.org


KKEF Memorial Public Lecture & Young Environmentalists Award 2011 at

Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club ( KLGCC )

Topic: Value Creation In Environmental Sustainability

Speaker : YBhg. Dato ’ Prof. Ir. Dr. Zaini Ujang, Chairperson of

Environmental Quality Council of Malaysia &

Vice Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia ( UTM ) , Johor

Training: Ambient Air Quality Monitoring & Indoor Air Quality Monitoring

Trainer : Tan Poh Aun

Training on Water Quality Modeling

Trainer : Ir. Zaki Zainuddin & Ir. Maketab Mohamed

Young Environmentalist Internship Placement at International Water

Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Training: GIS application in Environmental Management

Trainer : Tan Poh Aun & Lau Tack Guan

7 July ( Thurs )

18 July ( Mon )

27 - 28 July ( Wed - Thurs )

16 Aug ( Tues )

1 - 12 Aug 2011

Training on Scheduled Wastes Management ( 2 Days ) including Field Visit

to Kualiti Alam ’ s Integrated Scheduled Waste Management

Centre, Negeri Sembilan

Trainer : Peter Ho Yueh Chuen and Ir. Mazura Mazlan

7 - 8 Sept ( Wed-Thurs )


Training on Sustainable Management of the Environment - Meeting the

Requirements through Water Quality Monitoring

Trainer : Ir. Zaki Zainudin

Training on EIA for Infrastructure Development

Trainer : Dr. G. Balamurugan

Training on Sustainable Management of the Environment - Meeting the

Requirements through Social Impact Assessment - A Collaborative Initiative

with Malaysian Association of Social Impact Assessment

ENSEARCH National Photography Competition 2011: Price Giving

Ceremony

21 - 22 Sept ( Wed-Thurs )

5 Oct ( Wed )

11 - 12 Oct ( Tues - Wed )

Conference and Exhibition on Waste Management 2011 ( WM 2011 )

Theme: Talent, Innovation and Economics in Managing Waste

Management

Tentatively in the month of

November

October : Date to be

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Earth Day 2011 Celebration : Relaunch of ENSEARCH Website & Public Lecture on

“ The Role of Biotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture for The Future ”

by Prof. Dr Rofina Yasmin Othman and Dr Subha Basso

Summary

The event was officiated by Datuk Aziyah Mohamad, Deputy Secretary General 1, Ministry

of Natural Resources and Environment, Malaysia.

“ E NSEARCH has enjoyed a long and fruitful working relationship with the Government of

Malaysia. As an NGO, ENSEARCH continues to pool together industry players and indi-

viduals as members, to become active partners in promoting the principles of sustainable

development. In addition, ENSEARCH continues to build the capacity of the nation in envi-

ronmental management through their innovative training programs ” , Datuk Aziyah

Mohamad, Deputy Secretary General 1, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment,

Malaysia on Earth Day 2011.

( R ight to Left ) Datuk Aziyah bt Mohamad,

Deputy Secretary General 1, Ministry of

Natural Resources and Environment, Malaysia

and En Abdul Aziz Long,

Datuk Aziyah bt Mohamad, Deputy Secretary

General I, Ministry of Natural Resources and

Environment


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Earth Day 2011 Celebration : Relaunch of ENSEARCH Website & Public Lecture on

“ The Role of Biotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture for The Future ”

by Prof. Dr Rofina Yasmin Othman and Dr Subha Basso

Dr. Subha Bhassu of Centre for Research in

Biotechnology for Agriculture ( CEBAR ) ,

Universiti Malaya delivering public lecture

The Public Lecture prepared by Prof. Dr. Rofina Yasmin, Under Secretary, National Biotechnol-

ogy Division, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia and Dr. Subha Bhasso

of Centre of Research for Biotechnology and Agriculture ( CEBAR ) , Universiti Malaya. It was

delivered by Dr. Bhasso.

“ T he unusual weather pattern and political turmoil that we are experiencing over the last eight

to nine month have lead to a food and fuel price hike. It also wreck havoc to our pockets, as well

as our physical and mental health. We would like to know how the research and development

on bio-technology can assist in addressing some of the global woes. I would like to take this

opportunity to thank Y.Berusaha. Doctor for answering our call for information ” , En. Abdul Aziz

bin Long, President of ENSEARCH Council on Earth Day 2011.

The public lecture is at www.ensearch.org/publications/Public Lectures/The Role of Biotechnol-

ogy in Sustainable Agriculture for the Future

Earth Day 2011 Lunch at ENSEARCH

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Launch of ENSEARCH National Photography Competition 2011 ( ENPC ’ 11 )

Venue : First Class Lounge, KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur

Officiated by : Dr Aminuddin bin Adnan

President KTMB

Summary : The ENPC ’ 11 was launched to create awareness on the environment. The Com

petition began on 5th May 2011 and ends on 31st August 2011. The winners will

be announced during Malaysia’ s Environment Week in October 2011.

The sponsors for ENPC ’ 11 with En Abdul Aziz Long,

President of ENSEARCH Council ( t hird from left ) and Pn

Susi Razikin , Chairperson of ENPC ’ 11, ( third from

right )

The Chairperson of ENPC ’ 11, Puan Susi Razikin at me-

dia interview .

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VIPs who attended the ENPC ’ 11 Launch Cerempny The event was officiated by Dr Aminuddin bin Adnan,

President of KTMB.


ENSEARCH ’ s 27th Annual General Meeting and Tea Talk was held at ENSEARCH Training Centre, Level 2, EN-

SEARCH Office, Kota Damansara, Selangor on 13th May 2011, Friday.

From left : Ms Geetha P.Kumaran ( H onorary Secretary Gen-

eral ) , En. Abdul Aziz Long ( President ) , Ir. Abu Harith

Shamsuddin ( Honorary Treasurer )

“ Malaysia ’ s Sustainability Agenda & Status Update ” by Dr.

Gary W. Theseira, Deputy Under Secretary, Environmental Man-

agement & Climate Change Division, Ministry of Natural Re-

sources & Environmental, Malaysia.

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Members of ENSEARCH Corporate and Individual Members with President of

ENSEARCH, En Abdul Aziz bin Long ( Second from right )


The Tea Talk on “ Malaysia ’ s Sustainability Agenda & Status Update ” in conjunction with EN-

SEARCH ’ s 27th Annual General Meeting 2011 was presented by Dr. Gary William Theseira, Dep-

uty Under Secretary, Environmental Management & Climate Change Division, Ministry of Natural

Resources & Environment, Malaysia.

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Abstract

Recent global efforts to implement sustainability initiatives, particularly in the environment sector is

the fact that sustainability issues cut across all major sectors and therefore can only be addressed

through mainstreaming of sustainability initiatives into what would otherwise be considered

‘ b usiness as usual ’ activities.

As such, sustainability lies not as much in what we need to do that we are not already doing, but,

in changing how we do what we are already doing. In a holistic approach, all stages of planning,

design, procurement, production, transportation, utilization, recycling and disposal need to be

evaluated and assessed relative to identified sustainability criteria.

Sustainability may be assessed in terms of natural resource and raw material use and depletion, in

terms of building and harnessing human capital, in terms of livelihood, and social development, in

terms of fossil fuel-based energy use, or in terms of the quantity of waste generated and its rela-

tive recyclability.

The low-carbon roadmap that is currently under development by NRE, the green technology road-

map by KeTTHA, and the other national-scale roadmaps are being crafted with the holistic ap-

proach in mind and address low-carbon green development at the national sectoral scale.

At the same time, private sector stakeholders, consumers and civil society will also need to do

their part to move the society toward the high GDP, low-emission lifestyle in line with National

goals for 2020 and beyond.


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) Sustainable Management Of The Environment – Meeting The Requirements Through

Water Quality Monitoring

Summary

The aim of the training program was to provide a greater understanding of fundamental water quality constitu-

ents amongst engineers, environmental consultants, stakeholders and government officers involved in surface

water quality preservation

Trainers : Ir. Zaki Zainudin

B.Eng. ( Chem ) , CEnv. ( U K ) , M.Sc ( Env. Eng ) , P.Eng. ( Chem )

Registered EIA Assistane Consultant

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Sustainable Management Of The Environment – Meeting The Requirements Through Environmental Impact

Assessment ( EIA ) Practices, Erosion & Sedimentation Control Plan ( ESCP ) & Post EIA Principles

Summary

The course was designed for understanding of principles and framework for EIA and ESCP Procedures in Ma-

laysia. The overall objective was to ensure that the EIA and ESCP are effectively implemented to minimize

impact on the environment. Course participants were able to gather good understanding of EIAs as a planning

tool and further their knowledge on legislative requirements for EIAs under the EQ ( Prescribed Activities )

( E IA ) Order 1987. In addition, participants were also be exposed to differences related to Preliminary and

Detailed EIA and elements governing Post EIA compliance such as Environmental Management Plan

( E MP ) , Monitoring and Auditing.

Trainers : Ms Geetha P. Kumaran

B. Sc. ( Hons. ) ( Ecology ) , M. Biotechnology

Registered EIA Consultant MEPRM

: Ir. Abu Harith Shamsuddin

B. Sc. Engineering ( Civil ) Hons, M. Environment, Professional Engineer

Ir.Abu Harith conducting the training on ESCP Trainer Ms Geetha gives a lecture on EIA and EMP


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Summary

The aim of the training program was to provide an in-depth analysis of various environmental elements that directly or indi-

rectly interact on both culture and capture fisheries. These elements have long been neglected in fisheries projects planning

and lack of these integrations invariably leads to adverse impacts on overall growth and expansion of the industry. Partici-

pants were engaged in an interactive discourse with the objective of achieving conceptual knowledge on environmental fish-

eries.

Trainer : Dr Md Salim Khan

B. Sc. ( Hons. ) Fisheries, M.S ( Fisheries Biology ) , PhD ( Biology )

Technical Visit to Putrajaya Wetlands

Summary

This technical visit was aimed at enhancing knowledge of target audiences on the structure of the man-made wetland, evolu-

tion from construction to current status, economic value, functions and activities related to maintenance, and to discuss perti-

nent issues related to artificial environmental eco-systems.

Putrajaya Wetlands Briefing Session on “ Putrajaya Lake & Wetland

Management ” by En Akashah, Deputy Director of

Biodiversity, Lake & Putrajaya Wetland Division, from

Perbadanan Putrajaya and Council Member of

ENSEARCH

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Environmental Management & Legislation - A collaborative Initiative with Environment Institue of Malaysia ( EiMAS )

Summary

This program highlighted environmental management and the main piece of legislation to protect the environment in Malaysia , the

Environmental Quality Act, 1974. It also provided an insight on the historical perspective of environmental protection in Malaysia, the

legal framework and National Environment Policy. The Policy which is the guiding force behind new amendments and inclusions for

the Act has paved way for a more facilitating Regulations to be gazetted such as the Industrial Effluent Regulations, 2010. Other

relevant issues like what regulated community can do to ensure compliance to the Act and, making the Act effective in its intention

and purpose was also be discussed in this seminar.

Trainers : Hajjah Dalilah Haji Dali

Cik. Rusnani Abdullah

Title : “ Tanah runtuh tidak mustahil berlaku di tempat lain ”

Source : Utusan Malaysia, 23/5/2011 ( Wednesday )

Title : No approval for orphanage building - Three storey house did not adhere to guidelines, says

Selangor exco

Source : The Sun , 23 May 2011 ( Wednesday ) , Page 2

Title : NGOs want discount too

Source : The Sun, 2 June 2011 ( Thursday ) , Page 4

“With the growing number of amateur photographers of all ages throughout the

country, it is good to focus their talents on capturing the actual condition or status

quo of their surroundings including the natural environment. Their passion in captur-

ing remarkable moments, people and places will add beautiful colors to our competi-

tion thus conjuring up the theme of 'NATURALLY MALAYSIA',” said Abdul Aziz

Long, President of ENSEARCH.

Title : ENSEARCH National Photography Competition 2011 Officially Begins

Source : Online on http://www.hardwarezone.com.my/tech-news/view/172030, 06 May 2011 ( Friday )


http://www.hardwarezone.com.my/tech-news/view/172030


Title : “ ENPC 2011 beri peluang kepada jurugambar amatur”

Source : Kosmo, 08 June 2011 ( W ednesday ) , Page A2

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ENSEARCH COUNCIL 2011 / 2012

President : En. Abdul Aziz Long

Vice President : Mr. Gobinathan Kumaran Nair

: Ir. Ellias Saidin

Honorary Secretary General : Ms Geetha P. Kumaran

Asst. Honorary Secretary General: Mr. Joel Lawrence Jayasunthar

Honorary Treasurer : Ir. Abu Harith Shamsuddin

Council Members : En. Akashah Hj Majizat

: En. Mohamed Siraj Abdul Razack

: Mr Khoo Boon Keat

: Puan Susi Razikin

: En. Suhaimee Mahdar

: Mr. Martin Hen Seak Chong

Co-opted Members : Ms. Jenny Tan Suat Eam

: Mr. Patrick Tan Hock Chuan

: Mr. Jaya Sarathy

: Mr. Anpalagan Sockalingam

: Ms. Thayanithi Kulenthran

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ENSEARCH Secretariat 2010/2011

Projects Development Manager : Ms. Amara Sivalingam

Executive Secretary : Ms Edna Xavier

Project Officer ( Training & Education ) : Ms Noor Ayuni Ahmad Azlan

Project Officer ( Information Dissemination ) : Ms Normi Hirda Zakaria

Project Officer ( Cyber Plant Conservation Network ) : Ms Mawaddah Azizan

“For s better environment”

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH

ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA (ENSEARCH)

30-3 Jalan PJU 5/16,

Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara,

47810 Petaling Jaya,

Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Tel : 03-61569807 / 08

Fax : 03 - 61569803

Email : [email protected]

Website : www.ensearch.org

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